Gay Characters on TV

LGBT characters on television have increased for the third year in a row, according to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer), the sharp-tongued fashionista of Fox's "Glee," is among them - Kurt coming out to his dad and grappling with his sexuality was a major plotline during the show's first season, and creator Ryan Murphy has said he will have a boyfriend on the second season.

Here's a look at some of the other LGBT characters we see on the small screen.

Credit: Fox

HBO's "True Blood" is the most inclusive show on TV, according to GLAAD's annual "Where We Are on TV" study, with six regular or recurring lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender characters. One of them is Lafayette Reynolds, seen here, played by Nelsan Ellis.